BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The deadly airplane crash near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport and yards from nearby homes Wednesday has reawakened calls from some neighbors for another round of property buyouts.

Councilwoman Maxine Parker, whose District 4 includes the neighborhoods surrounding the airport and North East Lake, said she's received calls from residents wanting to sell their properties to the airport and leave the area.

The previous round of buyouts were funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and dealt with noise mitigation near the airport.

"We were talking about the noise buyout, but now you have presented a safety question with the planes," Parker said. "We certainly want our citizens to feel safe."

The airport board participated in a multi-year and multi-million dollar federal grant to buy homes near its facility as part of a noise reduction project. The board expanded its program as more funding became available to include more properties. Since the Airport Authority was created in 1987, it has purchased homes and relocated nearby residents.

Before that program, the city Birmingham acquired land for the airport's needs. The airport was dedicated in 1931.

There is currently no funding for buyouts.

Parker said she has contacted Airport Board Chairwoman Gaynell Hendricks about the concerns. Parker said the results of the crash investigation would help determine the level of risk posed to airport neighbors and what action should be taken.

"If we find this to be the case, then we certainly would encourage the board to look at that," Parker said. "We have been assured by the board chairperson that once we get the findings from the crash investigation we would sit down with the residents in the community and share that information with them."

Councilwoman Kim Rafferty, whose new district lines include a sliver of airport neighborhoods, said serious discussion should be held between airport officials, residents and city leaders about the area's future.

"You can't stop an airplane from crashing, but you can increase the confidence in how these disasters are dealt with when you have a proper relationship between the community and the airport," said Rafferty, whose own longtime family home was bought out under the airport program. Rafferty has since moved to another home in her east Birmingham district.

Rafferty said confusion and unreasonable expectations exist because there is no study on how an urban airport should exist alongside its residential neighbors. A study would help determine a long-term plan for both the airport and its remaining neighbors, she said.

"The city's community development department is not involved. The city of Birmingham chooses to not take an active role in how the airport conducts its business and impact the residential areas surrounding her," she said.